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DOW Support to the Southern Border

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Marines sit on tanks and fire from the deck of a ship, with the ocean in the background.

Deck Fire

Marine Corps LAV-25s assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland during a live-fire range in the Pacific Ocean, April 25, 2026. The unit is a combat-credible force contributing to deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

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